transmit
verb- [transitive, intransitive] transmit (something) (from…) (to…)
to send an electronic signal, radio or television broadcast, etc. 传送;输送;发射;播送 signals transmitted from a satellite 从卫星传送来的信号 The ceremony was transmitted live by satellite to over fifty countries. 典礼通过卫星向五十多个国家进行了实况转播。 a short-wave radio that can transmit as well as receive 收发两用的短波无线电装置
Extra ExamplesTopics TV, radio and newsb2Movies can be transmitted over the internet. 电影可以通过因特网传送。 The data will be automatically transmitted from one part of the system to another. 数据将从系统的一部份自动传送到另一部份。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- automatically
- electronically
- from
- over
- to
- …
- [transitive] (formal)
to pass something from one person to another synonym transfer传播;传染 - transmit something
sexually transmitted diseases 性传播疾病 - transmit something to somebody
Parents can unwittingly transmit their own fears to their children. 父母自己的恐惧有可能在无意中感染孩子。
Extra ExamplesThe disease cannot be transmitted through coughing or sneezing. 这种病不会通过咳嗽和打喷嚏传播。 The infection can be transmitted from a mother to her baby. 这种感染可以通过母亲传给婴儿。 The virus is easily transmitted via needles. 这种病毒很容易通过针头传播。 the study of genetically transmitted diseases 遗传性疾病的研究
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- easily
- readily
- genetically
- …
- from
- through
- to
- …
- transmit something
- [transitive] transmit something (specialist)
to allow heat, light, sound, etc. to pass through 传(热、声等);透(光等);使通过 Steam only transmits heat when it condenses. 蒸汽只有在冷凝时才传导热能。 This chapter explains how sounds are transmitted through the air. 本章讲解声音如何在空气中传导。
synonym conduct
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin transmittere, from trans- ‘across’ + mittere ‘send’.